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A RARE INCISED LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' DISH

HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398)

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A RARE INCISED LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' DISH
HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398)
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Daitoji temple (by repute), Kyoto, the Japanese box was inscribed by the monk Giokshu who was active at the temple in the late 17th century
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3179

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Lot Essay

The motif of the current dish is more commonly found on decoration in underglaze-red, or underglaze-blue. These dishes decorated with similiar flower scrolls are found on cupstands as well. Examples were included in the Hong Kong Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, Jingdezhen Wares - The Yuan Evolution, Hong Kong, 1984 also illustrated in the catalogue nos. 140, 141, 149.

Compare to a celadon dish and a celadon cupstand with similar decoration also illustrated in the catalogue, no. 161 and 163. The dish is similarly potted with an everted rim and incised with a central lotus medallion surrounded by a lotus scroll and keyfret border.

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